4/25 Treefrog, Elwha salmon, baby crabs, Salish youth corps, Bill Ruckelshaus

 

Pacific treefrog [Lillian Crossman]

Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla
The Pacific Treefrog (also known as the Pacific Chorus Frog) is the only treefrog found in the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Treefrogs are most commonly found in forested areas surrounding bodies of fresh, still water. Pacific Treefrogs are most active in the spring and summer, with breeding generally taking place in fish-free ponds in March through June. (Save The Frogs)

Tribe to fish for salmon on Elwha River a decade after dams fell
Nearly a decade after the last Elwha River dam came down, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe could see its first fishery on the river in years. The tribe, Olympic National Park and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday that the tribal ceremonial and subsistence fishery for coho salmon on the Elwha will open this fall. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Shining the Light on Baby Crabs
n British Columbia, a monitoring project with light traps may illuminate the future of the prized crustaceans. Spoorthy Raman reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Modern conservation corps meshes care for land, health for youths
Youth Conservation Corps in the Salish Sea region offer a prescription for youths’ mental, cultural and spiritual health — and a means to care for the land. Gretchen K. Wing reports. (Salish Current) Coast Salish youth reconnect with Indigenous lifeways, lands  Children and teens from seven tribes gathered on Whidbey Island to explore the traditional food culture of their ancestors. Richard Arlin Walker (ICT/Crossscut)

Remembering Public Servant Bill Ruckelshaus
Bill Ruckelshaus recalibrated for all of us the standards by which statesmanship and citizenship should be judged and applied.  Martha Kongsgaard remembers her friend and collaborator on environmental projects. (Post Alley)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PDT Tue Apr 25 2023   
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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